Nonstop flight route between Latacunga, Ecuador and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), Latacunga, Ecuador and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,500 miles (or 4,024 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cotopaxi International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cotopaxi International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTX / |
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Location: | Latacunga, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°54'24"S by 78°36'56"W |
Area Served: | Latacunga, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Ecuadorian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 9205 feet (2,806 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTX |
More Information: | LTX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLT / KCLT |
Airport Name: | Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Location: | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'50"N by 80°56'35"W |
Area Served: | Charlotte metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Charlotte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 748 feet (228 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLT |
More Information: | CLT Maps & Info |
Facts about Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX):
- In addition to being known as "Cotopaxi International Airport", other names for LTX include "Aeropuerto Internacional Cotopaxi" and "SELT".
- Because of Cotopaxi International Airport's high elevation of 9,205 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LTX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LTX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), which is nearly antipodal to Cotopaxi International Airport (meaning Cotopaxi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport), and is located 12,406 miles (19,965 kilometers) away in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of LTX.
Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):
- Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In the mid-1980s the old terminal site was converted to a cargo center, and the central concourse and Eastern 'unit terminal' were removed to make way for more cargo buildings.
- In 1990, a new 80,000-square-foot international and commuter concourse opened, and in 1991 further expansion of the central terminal building continued, reflective of USAir's dominating presence at the airport.
- The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
- A major renovation project in the late 1960s expanded the facility considerably.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
- On the morning of November 20, 2008 runway 18R/36L was changed to runway 18C/36C in anticipation of the upcoming commissioning of the new third parallel runway which would carry the 18R/36L designation when opened.
- Aerial view circa 1946